Italy opens its doors to the orphans of Kharkiv: the children will also stop in Florence to see Mayor Nardella
Italy opens its doors – and its heart – to welcome a group of truly “special” visitors: the Kharkiv orphansvictims of war in Ukraine. Girls and boys who have faced the harshness of the conflict with the Russia they will be the protagonists of the new humanitarian mission organized by activist and writer Claudia Conte together with the association Living Memory. After the humanitarian missions in Ukrainian territory, Claudia Conte brings Ukrainian orphans to Italy for the first time (almost exactly two years after that terrible February 24, 2022).
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The children will be visiting our country to try to forget – even if for a few days – pain and difficulties. From 8 to 13 February they will in fact be present in Ivrea to participate in the historic Carnival of the Piedmontese city, and then subsequently to be guests in Florence where they will be welcomed by the Mayor Dario Nardella which will take them on a visit to Palazzo Vecchio while, from February 20th to 25ththey will be in Versilia for the Viareggio Carnival.
“This is the great heart of Italy – says Claudia Conte – that Italy ready to love, historically altruistic and a source of hope for all, which does not forget the most unfortunate. She did it with the Palestinian children currently being treated in our hospitals, and she does it now with the orphans of Kharkiv, at a time when the war in Ukraine seems forgotten. To these children I say: welcome little warriors, to welcome you to the colors of our traditions, the flavor of our cuisine and the timeless beauty of our historic places. But above all, you will always find our heart beating strongly for youthe.”
Therefore not only a humanitarian initiative, but above all a new chapter of hope for these orphans, leaving them an indelible memory of love, smiles and all-Italian solidarity. A humanitarian program in which all the municipalities involved, together with the Carnival organizations, collaborate directlythe project also launching a fundraiser of basic necessities that the little orphans will be able to take with them to Ukraine.
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